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			<title>missjones513 on "REG - Exam Experience"</title>
			<link>http://www.another71.com/cpa-exam-forum/topic/reg-exam-experience-official-thread/page/27#post-327458</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 15:17:26 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>missjones513</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;REG was today. Glad it's over. All the testlets seemed medium/medium-hard. The sims actually didn't seem that bad. I've already convinced myself that I failed it based off of the types of questions I kept getting. I had a half hour left.
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			<title>InterFC1 on "REG - Exam Experience"</title>
			<link>http://www.another71.com/cpa-exam-forum/topic/reg-exam-experience-official-thread/page/27#post-327309</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 18:07:35 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>InterFC1</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;I didn't feel that the REG simulations were extremely difficult; rather I had an issue with the fact that they seemed to cover relatively unimportant topics that (in my opinion) wouldn't have been representative of your knowledge base.  Given that they are the last thing that you see before leaving the exam, they are more prone to remain in your memory and you leave feeling like you were blindsided by a truck.  &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I left Prometric feeling awful due to the REG simulations to the extent that I was literally depressed for the remainder of the day and into the weekend (I think I posted several times on this forum regarding my opinion of REG and my chances of passing).  It wasn't until after a few days passed that I started to realize that I knew most of them and probably didn't fare as poorly as I initially thought and in fact, ended up doing okay.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;If posts by others can serve as a guideline and lift your spirits a little, you can probably come to the conclusion that the vast majority of candidates come out of REG with a negative feeling of the simulations... some end up passing with quite a margin of safety, others just get by, and others bomb it... anyway, just because you feel poorly regarding them doesn't necessarily represent your actual performance.
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			<title>Monir Uzzaman on "REG - Exam Experience"</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 17:42:39 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Monir Uzzaman</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;@Anna, I agree Wiley SIMs are hard and the problem is you never know what they are gonna test you! All you can do , try your best  &#38;amp; get it over ! I also hated corporate taxation &#38;amp; law sections. I was sick of studying reg for 2 months, unfortunately It was not enough or maybe I did not prepare well. Now I m on BEC and it seems little bit easy ( I could be wrong)
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			<title>AnnaNuthaCPA on "REG - Exam Experience"</title>
			<link>http://www.another71.com/cpa-exam-forum/topic/reg-exam-experience-official-thread/page/27#post-327301</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 17:11:19 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>AnnaNuthaCPA</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;Well shoot, I was hoping the Wiley sims were going to be helpful. Some of them are so much harder than the Becker sims.
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			<title>memmy29 on "FAR - Exam Experience"</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 14:33:14 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>memmy29</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;@anu_day&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Don't worry. Many people feel that way and wind up passing. Keep us updated!
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			<title>Monir Uzzaman on "REG - Exam Experience"</title>
			<link>http://www.another71.com/cpa-exam-forum/topic/reg-exam-experience-official-thread/page/27#post-327265</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 13:04:54 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Monir Uzzaman</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;I took the REG on 22nd. I felt all testlets were hard and the SIMS were brutal. I practiced so many SIMs in Wiley &#38;amp; CPAEXCEL however I had not seen any similar SIM. I would say MCQ were somewhat ok, I  had to guess many MCQ.  Two more days i will find out how well I did but I m sure I failed :(
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			<title>Anu_Day on "FAR - Exam Experience"</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 12:48:17 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;I took my first section of the cpa exam yesterday afternoon FAR, i had been studying on and off since the beginning of February using Yeager CPA, ninja notes, audio nd also Becker 2012 towards the end. Ok now to the actual exam, i am almost certain I bombed this exam with like a 50 or 60, the first testlet my nerves were on a trillion percent and i couldnt remember simple rules for consolidation CARINBIG and IFRS research and development rules vs GAAP. i know i bombed testlet 1 and the other testlets never seems to get more wordy or noticeably difficult so by the time i got to testlet 3 i knew i failed and was already defeated. The SIMS were not to difficult as i thought probably because i was failing and got easier SIMS, the authoritative literature helped quite a bit. Overall, i think the exam is very doable when diligently prepared and questions are similiar to Becker and Wiley TBS question, anyway im getting ready for rematch with FAR next window with this experience under my belt.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;P.S I love Another71 been visiting this website alot since i discovered it, maybe even a little too much and cutting into my studytime lol, great job Mr. Elliot on the ninja products and site overall.
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			<title>SeattleAccountant on "REG - Exam Experience"</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 05:29:53 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;@dmficco, Oh brother, this freaks me out....REG Sims ... I better go over book very carefully. These are not good news, looks like we all will need a lot of luck on this section.
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			<title>dmficco on "REG - Exam Experience"</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 03:59:52 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;@SeattleAccountant Hopefully that's the case in my situation as well! I will be one happy camper if I never have to open that dreaded regulation book again.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;In regards to your question, I am using Becker as my primary review course.  However, I did order Jeff's Ninja Audio notes for REG and found them to be a great supplement.  In fact, I listened to them a final time this afternoon, while on the way to my testing center and ended up getting a question on a random subject he had talked about.  &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Also, I feel like Becker has done a good job exposing me to the most heavily tested subjects.  With that being said, I got a good number of random questions from outer space and just had to take educated guesses (this was especially true on the simulations).  I'm sure Becker mentioned these subjects somewhere, but I certainly don't remember.
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			<title>SeattleAccountant on "REG - Exam Experience"</title>
			<link>http://www.another71.com/cpa-exam-forum/topic/reg-exam-experience-official-thread/page/27#post-327234</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 03:36:24 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>SeattleAccountant</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;@dmficco, No kidding, sorry to hear about your experience, but there is great chance that you've passed. Just read around this forum of how folks felt after taking the test and then see passing in their sig. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;bwt, what review did you use and did you find that the exam was very unlike the review or it was just difficult overall?
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			<title>dmficco on "REG - Exam Experience"</title>
			<link>http://www.another71.com/cpa-exam-forum/topic/reg-exam-experience-official-thread/page/27#post-327231</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 02:31:02 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>dmficco</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;Just took REG this afternoon (5/19/2013) and it was horrible.  I felt like most of the MCQs were quite difficult, with the 2nd and 3rd testlets containing very wordy and lengthy questions.  I can't say with certainty that my testlets got more difficult, but felt they did.  The SIMS, however, were brutal.  I only had one research question and the remaining five were extremely lengthy and complex.  I had roughly 1 hour and 30 min left to complete the SIMS and used every minute of it.  I found that due to the length and complexity of each simulation, no time was available to use the research tab to solidify my answers.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Overall, I feel beaten and broken.  This exam really threw me a curveball... especially the simulations (I'm still in shock).  Now the waiting game begins; not sure how this one will turn out and whether or not I should begin revisiting REG material or start studying for FAR.  Sometimes I wonder what I have gotten myself into :(
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			<title>memmy29 on "FAR - Exam Experience"</title>
			<link>http://www.another71.com/cpa-exam-forum/topic/far-exam-experience-official-thread/page/34#post-327226</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 00:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>memmy29</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;I'm taking FAR 5/28 and my Becker practice scores are in the low 60s. I'm planning on doing through all of them a second time (probably another 80 hrs of work). I'm freaking out. Anyone experience this and wind up passing? So ready to be done!
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			<title>CallMePAPI on "FAR - Exam Experience"</title>
			<link>http://www.another71.com/cpa-exam-forum/topic/far-exam-experience-official-thread/page/34#post-327206</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 22:40:50 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>CallMePAPI</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;So I took FAR almost a week ago, and I haven't stopped worrying about the sims!!  Is it normal to feel like you did so poorly on the sims?
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			<title>memmy29 on "FAR - Exam Experience"</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 21:21:07 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>memmy29</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;@evesocal What did you use to prepare and what kind of scores were you getting on the practice? I'm freaking out. Some sections I'm in the 80s, some the low 60s.
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			<title>CubsFan7 on "FAR - Exam Experience"</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 20:14:54 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>CubsFan7</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;Just got back from FAR... I feel neutral, which is an improvement from my first FAR exam. (That time I walked out feeling like I bombed it, got a 71.)&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;This is my last exam, so I really hope I never have to go back to a Prometric site again. On my way out, the proctor who was checking me out said &#34;You're a free woman, have a good night&#34; - I hope that was some sort of sign ;-)&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Now looking forward to the 7th row Cubs tickets I bought for myself/my sister to tomorrow's game - that'll take my mind off the exam for awhile.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Come on June 10th!!
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			<title>evesocal on "FAR - Exam Experience"</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 10:19:48 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>evesocal</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;Took FAR in January, 2013 and by some unfathomable miracle passed with an 81.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I felt lost during the exam.  Could not get anywhere with the research question.  There were two SIMs I felt good about, the rest - not good to devastated.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;The MCQs - some okay, many I had no clue.  I was not well-prepared for IFRS.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;When in doubt, as everyone says, make your best guess and move on. Quickly. Don't leave SIM questions unanswered. On one SIM that required you to put in calculated numbers, when I had no idea I put 0. (This was not totally random but pretty darn close.)&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;The AICPA says they do not curve the grades but this is hard to believe, particularly with FAR.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Best of luck to all still going through it!  The feeling of relief when I got my FAR grade, which was the final test for me, was indescribable.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;BEC: 75&#60;br /&#62;
REG: 80&#60;br /&#62;
AUD: 77&#60;br /&#62;
FAR: 81&#60;br /&#62;
Stupid CA ethics exam: 84, 92&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Finally a licensed CA CPA!
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			<title>sharp315 on "FAR - Exam Experience"</title>
			<link>http://www.another71.com/cpa-exam-forum/topic/far-exam-experience-official-thread/page/34#post-326940</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 13:19:44 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>sharp315</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;@TPratt That's exactly how the AICPA will get ya! If you're not comfortable with a topic or avoid it in your studying, you're going to see a lot of it on the exam and cry =)
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			<title>vanessa000abc on "REG - Exam Experience"</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 18:03:25 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;wendy and audiox, I also took my REG today and I have the same feeling as to yours. I really hope that I can pass this time. Funny thing is that I have one question exactly the same to the one I took at last year.
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			<title>audiox on "REG - Exam Experience"</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 17:26:33 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;Dunno how to judge the difficulty. I guess it was medium throughout. The sims weren't horrible, but I had to do some guessing, especially on one. Found the research question in like 3 seconds, lol.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I think this qualifies for the testing window closing tomorrow, so I should find out if I passed next week, right?
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			<title>wendywhite on "REG - Exam Experience"</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 16:04:26 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>wendywhite</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;My Reg exam experience.&#60;br /&#62;
I think that I might have passed but I wouldn't be surprised at all if i did not.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;....but isn't that how we usually feel?&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I only hold out hope for passing reg because when I finished my far exam I was absolutely positive I had failed.  no doubt in my mind.  &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;it was ambiguous, not what I expected to be asked, and difficult but not in they ways I expected it to be.....&#60;br /&#62;
vague enough for you?
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			<title>TPratt on "FAR - Exam Experience"</title>
			<link>http://www.another71.com/cpa-exam-forum/topic/far-exam-experience-official-thread/page/34#post-326377</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 15:58:23 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>TPratt</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;For anyone taking this exam...if you blow something off...it WILL be on your exam.  There was ONE section in my Becker book that I did not get to...and it was one of my simulations...and there was nothing in the code to help me out.  So bummed.  Keeping my fingers crossed though.
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			<title>rlg5150 on "REG - Exam Experience"</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 16:36:55 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>rlg5150</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;Last exam - really hope I passed.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;All three MCQ testlets felt equally hard. But then again, I was never really able to tell much of a difference on the other exams either. I can say this, the MCQ felt very different from my study materials. They weren't complex calculations like I was expecting. More like theory type questions which seemed almost foreign to me. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Research question was easy. Three of the other Sims felt pretty easy and I was able to do a lot of research in the IRC tab. One Sim was over material I was familiar with, but with curve balls that I wasn't prepared for. One Sim required me to guess for every single entry. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I'm not feeling good right now. Things I specifically spent extra time on the last few days didn't even seem to be tested. It's going to be a long wait. The only positive things I can tell myself right now are that I know I put just as much review time in for this one as the others, and that at least I don't have to come home and start studying another section before knowing whether or not I passed.
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			<title>FTZ on "FAR - Exam Experience"</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 16:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;Just took FAR and couldn't guess the odds I passed/failed.  It did expose 1 or 2 weaknesses in the MCQ, but I was pleasantly surprised by the manageability of the SIMS.  Unfortunately, this is eerily reminiscent of when I scored 74 on Audit.  If I have to take it again in JUL-AUG, I'll nail it!  I think this will be one of the shortest waits for a score ever, but it is going to drag on!
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			<title>allendsz on "REG - Exam Experience"</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 13:08:01 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;Just thought I'd share my REG experience.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I've never posted on this forum before but was just dying to tell my experience of my last CPA paper.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I studied for the exam solely from Becker. Solved all the mcqs and sims (for tax), and listened to the lectures and solved as many mcqs as I could for the business law modules.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I must say that really paid off. I was able to breeze through the first mcq testlet. But when I got my second testlet things started to get a little tricky, the tax mcqs were the ones on the harder side in the Becker review questions, and a few B.Law questions I didn't really know about (I just whizzed through the last two business law chapters of Becker during my review). However the third testlet was the bomb (in a bad way). I got only the hardest tax questions, and a lot more business law questions than I anticipated. One thing I noticed on the exam was that there were a quite a few CPA legal liability questions which weren't covered in the Becker material. The other business law questions that I got on the third testlet required you to know the portion well and apply them to slightly analytical questions. So I was a little disappointed that there was so many business law topics covered, when the CSO states that it makes up only 19 - 21% of the total&#60;br /&#62;
tested content.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;After completing the third testlet I really thought I was a goner....But what really brought my hopes up were the sims. Contrary to what I've read on this forum the sims were actually quite easy. If you've studied from Becker, the sims on the exam were almost identical. And none of them were lengthy or required tremendous amounts of calculations. They were more or less like the easier tax simulations on the Becker cd. And none of the business law topics were tested on the simulations.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;After completing the sims I clicked on the exam exit button feeling quite confident of passing.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;So to all those taking the REG exam don't feel too daunted by the beast(metaphor).  Learn the tax concepts and rules well, and don't neglect business law and you should be good to go.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;The results come out in two weeks for me, and I must say this time I'm a lot more anxious of the results coming out, considering it's my last exam and feel confident of passing mainly because of the sims, hence a greater need for the actual results to come out to validate my semi-well found confidence.
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			<title>Nevergiveup2012 on "REG - Exam Experience"</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 15:53:42 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;I had walked into the testing center this morning feeling confident, and left feeling so brutal.&#60;br /&#62;
MCQs were not too bad overall, All three testlets were at medium level of difficulty and wordier.  A few questions were surprising and not anywhere discussed in Becker. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;The SIMS were awful! One hour for SIMS was not enough, as I ran out of time in the end.  Make sure that you allocate at least 1.5 hours for SIMS.  The SIMS were long, complex, with many unfamiliar areas that were hardly mentioned in Becker.  What makes REG hard (compared to the other 3 sections) is either you know the tax treatment of a specific issue or you don't.  You can't really guess or use business common sense to determine how to treat the issue.  My only regret is that I didn't allocate enough time for SIMS.  Had I have enough time to use Literature Research, I might be able to find the answer for the unfamiliar SIMS questions.  The combination of time shortage and unfamiliar topic is just deadly.  &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;If I fail, I know it's partly due to the tax prep review course.  I will consider supplementing with other review course.
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			<title>HustlinHustlin on "FAR - Exam Experience"</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 16:49:12 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;Alright, back from my THIRD go with FAR.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I feel more confident than my other two times, but that could very well be because the questions were easier and I felt they were less across the board.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Last time I definitely knew I failed, the testlets went from medium to easy to reaaallly easy. I was tested on a lot of the smaller concepts I didn't focus on. This time, they were a little harder, but still not the extremely difficult ones the passers speak of.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I ran out of time on the Sims and had to guess on one and a half. They were all pretty manageable for once, though one was computational and my answers kept coming out of be crazy like 133,568 and not 133,000 as I might expect. One was on a topic which was the very last item I meant to review in my car before going in but ran out of time. That was a bummer.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Overall, I would be overjoyed if I end up passing, but I don't expect to. I do think I might be in the 70's though.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Now its just me, enchiladas, the couch and Arrested Development for the rest of the day. Until tomorrow, when I cram for REG.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Oh, and this was my first 8 a.m. exam. The only perk is that Prometric was relatively empty. I was so tired, then soooo caffeinated and weirdly nervous (I stopped getting nervous after my first round)&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;OH and while I was in my exam, my brother proposed to his girlfriend so hopefully that was send good luck!
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			<title>LSNYC on "REG - Exam Experience"</title>
			<link>http://www.another71.com/cpa-exam-forum/topic/reg-exam-experience-official-thread/page/27#post-317822</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 14:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;First testlet, was ok i had about 4-5 i was unsure about. second testlet was really wordy, I wouldn't say harder necessarily, just wordy and tricky, had about 5-7 I was unsure about and 2-3 i was like really? are you kidding me! One i so wish i could share because it was so tricky and I cant even seem to look up the answer!! Third testlet was about the same as the first but wordier but not as bad as the second testlet.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;SIMs, honestly I was expecting worse from the horror stories i have heard lately. However they were still really hard! 1 SIM was so off from anything i have seen before it better have been my pretest, then again i had another one that was so complicated i could swear it was pretest...the other 4 were hard but not impossible.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Here is to hoping we all see passing scores soon!
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			<title>Nevergiveup2012 on "REG - Exam Experience"</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 23:22:25 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Nevergiveup2012</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;10 days till my test and I am officially panicking! I never felt so nervous with the 2 sections I took.&#60;br /&#62;
I am struggling with Business Law because it's so darn tricky!&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Can somebody help me decipher this question. It feels like Becker's answer is conflicting with its own textbook but I could be the one who's not understanding the material. Ok, so here we go.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;CPA-10396&#60;br /&#62;
Link Corp is subject to reporting provisions of the SEC Act of 1934. Which of the following reports must be submitted to the SEC?&#60;br /&#62;
Choice A. Report by any party making a tender offer to purchase Link's stock&#60;br /&#62;
Choice B. Report of proxy solicitation by Link stockholders.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;The answer: is both A &#38;amp; B&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;My confusion is as follows:&#60;br /&#62;
with Choice A - Per Becker's textbook pg R7-48 &#34;A tender offer is an offer to all shareholders to purchase stock for a specific price for a specified period of time. Any party making a tender offer to purchase 5% or MORE of the shares ...must file a report with the SEC, issuer, and the Exchange.&#34;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;It specifically states 5% or more, not any tender offer. Am I not right?&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;With Choice B - Since when proxy solicitation report is provided by the shareholders? My understanding is that the Proxy solicitation is sent to the SEC by the entity seeking solicitation. Proxy statements are sent to all shareholders and the SEC (along with the Proxy solicitation).&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;*sigh* I am trying hard not to panic, but business law is so tricky because of the subtle nuances around the law and how it should be applied. Can somebody be kind enough to shed some light on this question. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Good luck to those who are waiting for the score.
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			<title>kudawudashuda on "REG - Exam Experience"</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 21:27:34 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;This is my first time posting.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Just got out of REG for my second attempt. Overall my MCs were very fair. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Testlet #1 = Medium (About 40% Calculations / 60% Conceptual)&#60;br /&#62;
Testlet #2 = Medium / Difficult (About 70% Calculations / 30% Conceptual)&#60;br /&#62;
Testlet #3 = Medium / Difficult (50% Calculations / 50% Conceptual)&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;SIM #1 = Very very similar to Becker with some wording changes (Drop Down Choices)&#60;br /&#62;
SIM #2 = Had to guess (Calculations, not discussed in Becker, but touched upon with a few examples from Wiley)&#60;br /&#62;
SIM #3 = Research = Doable (took me 7 minutes?)&#60;br /&#62;
SIM #4 = Some guess work (Drop Down Choices)&#60;br /&#62;
SIM #5 = Very Doable Topic (Simple Calculations)&#60;br /&#62;
SIM #6 = From the left field question; never was discussed in great detail in Wiley or Becker but very very doable via common sense. (Calculation)&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I must say, I spent 93 minutes on MCs and used the entire time for SIMS down to the last 30 seconds. I hope I pass because compare to my first attempt (all the sims were from the left), this time around I had the luck of the draw. The Authoritative Literature helped out greatly for the SIMS.
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			<title>ag08c on "FAR - Exam Experience"</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 15:50:51 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;Took FAR on April 11... When I walked out of REG I would've been surprised if I failed... After BEC I wouldn't have been surprised if I passed or if I failed (ran out of time on the last SIM)... and after FAR I'm trying to figure out how I can fit retaking it into my schedule... Basically feel like I was hit by a truck at full speed...&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;First MCQ- Medium (but so easy)... Finished in 19 minutes, didn't flag a thing.&#60;br /&#62;
Second MCQ- HARD... SO HARD... BAD... took almost an hour and didn't even know what some questions were asking me.&#60;br /&#62;
Last MCQ- Way easy compared to the second but definitely still more difficult than the first... Finished in 25 minutes, flagged 2.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;SIMS:  Wow... Just, wow...  Found the Auth Lit within seconds, but then it went down hill from there... Knew 1 journal entry SIM solid, more than half on 2 others and then about half on the other 3... a lot of guessing.  Finished with an hour to spare so went back and checked the Auth Lit for everything... couldn't find some, caught mistakes on others... and since there's no lit for IFRS I was out of luck on some stuff too.  Totally up in the air... hopefully did well enough to make up for my evidently embarrassing performance on MCQ 2.  &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Now studying for AUD and laughed out loud in A6 when Becker said you can have your license revoked for insanity... pretty sure that studying for these exams is driving me insane...&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;CROSSING MY FINGERS FOR TOMORROW!!!!!
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